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Theriot, "Relative Rates of Surface and Volume … 4 Mar 2024 14:30 - 16:00 Event Matthew Rosseinsky Digital Routes to Inorganic Materials – A New Pathway for Ion Transport in Solids Seminar Abstract The need for new materials to tackle societal challenges in energy and sustainability is widely acknowledged. As demands for performance increase while resource constraints narrow available options, the vastness of composition, structure and … 4 Mar 2024 17:00 - 18:00 Event Alessandro Morbidelli Planet migration Lecture Abstract Planets in formation interact gravitationally with the protoplanetary disk, causing their orbits to evolve. One of the most remarkable phenomena is the change in the planet's orbital radius, a process known as migration. This lecture will explore … 4 Mar 2024 16:45 - 18:45 Event Jean-Marie Tarascon Which negative electrode (Li, C, Si, etc.) for all-solid-state batteries? Lecture 4 Mar 2024 16:00 - 17:00 Event Marie Guillot The " hogwash " in public debate in the light of Frankfurt and Austin Seminar Abstract The " bullshit ", discussed in philosophy since Harry Frankfurt 's famous essay , " On Bullshit " (1986), is a particular way of sabotaging the integrity of discourse that proliferates in certain contemporary contexts of political … 4 Mar 2024 11:30 - 13:00 Event François Recanati Information structure Lecture Abstract The informational structure of an utterance is the way in which the already available information recalled or presupposed by the utterance (the " theme ") and the new information conveyed by the utterance (the " propos ") are distributed within … 4 Mar 2024 10:00 - 11:30 Event Edith Heard Introduction Lecture Abstract In this first lecture, I will present an overview and historical perspective of epigenetics, the notion of phenotypic plasticity and how epigenomes can respond to environmental stimuli. I will discuss the extent to which epigenetic heritability, … 4 Mar 2024 10:00 - 12:30 Event Piet Lammers The Berezinsky-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition at the critical point (3) Guest lecturer 7 Feb 2024 14:00 - 16:00 Series Origins : from planets to life Alessandro Morbidelli, chair Planetary Formation: from Earth to Exoplanets Symposium Research program launch symposium " Origins : from planets to life " is one of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR) funded by the French government as part of the France 2030 plan. It is supported by 34 national organizations and … 18 Sep 2023 → 20 Sep 2023 Event Clélia Sirami How can we manage agricultural landscapes to protect biodiversity while producing enough food for the human population ? Seminar Abstract The conversion of semi-natural environments into cultivated ones and the intensification of agricultural practices, particularly the growing use of pesticides, are among the main factors behind the current decline in biodiversity. At the same … 1 Mar 2024 15:30 - 16:30 Event Emmanuelle Porcher Pollination in agricultural environments Lecture Abstract Humans depend on living things for their survival and quality of life, a dependency illustrated by the notions of " ecosystem services " or " nature's contributions to people ". In particular, pollinators are essential to our food supply, and to … 1 Mar 2024 14:30 - 15:30 Event Tatiana Giraud Gene flow and adaptation : the domestication of apple trees and cheese-ripening fungi Seminar Abstract Domestication is a process of rapid evolution under the influence of human selection. We have domesticated the dog, but we have also evolved fruit trees and microorganisms. We'll look at the evolutionary processes at work in the domestication of … 1 Mar 2024 15:30 - 17:00 Event Nathalie Picqué Frequency Comb Interferometry Seminar Abstract Optical frequency combs have revolutionized time and frequency metrology by providing rulers in frequency space that measure large optical frequency differences and/or straightforwardly link microwave and optical frequencies. Such combs enable … 1 Mar 2024 11:15 - 12:30 Event Stéphanie Lacour Introduction. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system Lecture Abstract A thorough understanding of the nervous system is essential for the development of neurotechnology. This involves the study of neurons, synapses and neural networks, as well as the biochemical and electrical processes that regulate communication … 1 Mar 2024 14:00 - 15:30 Event Pierre-Michel Menger Introduction : the challenges facing education as French society evolves Lecture 1 Mar 2024 10:00 - 12:00 Event Elizabeth Pellicano Shifting Priors: A Bayesian Theory of Perception and Learning in Autism Seminar Abstract More than 10 years ago, David Burr and I proposed the use of computational modelling to identify the mechanisms that underlie autistic sensation and perception. Specifically, we suggested that attenuated Bayesian priors could result in autistic … 1 Mar 2024 11:00 - 12:30 Event Lluis Quintana-Murci Genetic adaptation and natural selection Lecture Abstract Natural selection is based on three main principles : the principle of variation, the principle of differential reproductive success, and the principle of heredity. Although natural selection acts on phenotypes, it is mainly the genetics … 1 Mar 2024 14:00 - 15:30 Series European Heritage Days 2023 Exhibitions and European Heritage Days Special events On the occasion of the European Heritage Days on September 16 and 17 2023, the Collège de France opens its doors to you for an exceptional tour of two historic sites, enabling you to appreciate the rich history and diversity of its heritage. On the … 16 Sep 2023 → 17 Sep 2023 Event Jean Dalibard Dipolar interaction Lecture 1 Mar 2024 09:30 - 11:00 Event Stanislas Dehaene The role of education and visual experience in geometric intuition Lecture The Role of Education and Visual Experience in Geometric Intuition Abstract How do experience and education transform our geometric intuitions ? The lecture reviews several experiments carried out among children and adults from relatively isolated … 1 Mar 2024 09:30 - 11:00 Event Muriel Debié God as the first teaching : schools in the Syriac world of Late Antiquity Seminar Abstract Readings in Greek paideia continued into the Christian period, in languages other than Latin and Greek. A whole network of Syriac schools is attested in the Roman Empire, as well as in the Sassanid Empire in the regions of northern and southern … 29 Feb 2024 15:30 - 17:00 Event Philippe Descola Protecting indigenous knowledge Seminar Abstract Accusations of biopiracy made by indigenous peoples against pharmaceutical companies have brought to the fore the more general question of the commercial appropriation of indigenous knowledge, whether in specialized fields such as biological … 29 Feb 2024 14:30 - 16:00 Event Samantha Besson The human right to science (1) : purpose, owners and debtors Lecture 29 Feb 2024 10:00 - 11:30 Pagination First page Previous page … Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Current page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 … Next page Last page
Event Antoine Lilti " The language of freedom " Lecture Abstract In 1783, Rivarol won a prize at the Berlin Academy for his speech on the universality of the French language. This, he claimed, had now replaced Latin as the European language of scholarly and aristocratic communication, thanks to the glory of … 4 Mar 2024 14:30 - 15:30
Event Jean-François Joanny Fluctuations and volume regulation (2) Lecture Documents and media Download support Download lecture notes References Amanda A. Amodeo and Jan M. Skotheim, "Cell-Size Control," Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, 8:a019083 (2016). Leigh K. Harris and Julie A. Theriot, "Relative Rates of Surface and Volume … 4 Mar 2024 14:30 - 16:00
Event Matthew Rosseinsky Digital Routes to Inorganic Materials – A New Pathway for Ion Transport in Solids Seminar Abstract The need for new materials to tackle societal challenges in energy and sustainability is widely acknowledged. As demands for performance increase while resource constraints narrow available options, the vastness of composition, structure and … 4 Mar 2024 17:00 - 18:00
Event Alessandro Morbidelli Planet migration Lecture Abstract Planets in formation interact gravitationally with the protoplanetary disk, causing their orbits to evolve. One of the most remarkable phenomena is the change in the planet's orbital radius, a process known as migration. This lecture will explore … 4 Mar 2024 16:45 - 18:45
Event Jean-Marie Tarascon Which negative electrode (Li, C, Si, etc.) for all-solid-state batteries? Lecture 4 Mar 2024 16:00 - 17:00
Event Marie Guillot The " hogwash " in public debate in the light of Frankfurt and Austin Seminar Abstract The " bullshit ", discussed in philosophy since Harry Frankfurt 's famous essay , " On Bullshit " (1986), is a particular way of sabotaging the integrity of discourse that proliferates in certain contemporary contexts of political … 4 Mar 2024 11:30 - 13:00
Event François Recanati Information structure Lecture Abstract The informational structure of an utterance is the way in which the already available information recalled or presupposed by the utterance (the " theme ") and the new information conveyed by the utterance (the " propos ") are distributed within … 4 Mar 2024 10:00 - 11:30
Event Edith Heard Introduction Lecture Abstract In this first lecture, I will present an overview and historical perspective of epigenetics, the notion of phenotypic plasticity and how epigenomes can respond to environmental stimuli. I will discuss the extent to which epigenetic heritability, … 4 Mar 2024 10:00 - 12:30
Event Piet Lammers The Berezinsky-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition at the critical point (3) Guest lecturer 7 Feb 2024 14:00 - 16:00
Series Origins : from planets to life Alessandro Morbidelli, chair Planetary Formation: from Earth to Exoplanets Symposium Research program launch symposium " Origins : from planets to life " is one of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR) funded by the French government as part of the France 2030 plan. It is supported by 34 national organizations and … 18 Sep 2023 → 20 Sep 2023
Event Clélia Sirami How can we manage agricultural landscapes to protect biodiversity while producing enough food for the human population ? Seminar Abstract The conversion of semi-natural environments into cultivated ones and the intensification of agricultural practices, particularly the growing use of pesticides, are among the main factors behind the current decline in biodiversity. At the same … 1 Mar 2024 15:30 - 16:30
Event Emmanuelle Porcher Pollination in agricultural environments Lecture Abstract Humans depend on living things for their survival and quality of life, a dependency illustrated by the notions of " ecosystem services " or " nature's contributions to people ". In particular, pollinators are essential to our food supply, and to … 1 Mar 2024 14:30 - 15:30
Event Tatiana Giraud Gene flow and adaptation : the domestication of apple trees and cheese-ripening fungi Seminar Abstract Domestication is a process of rapid evolution under the influence of human selection. We have domesticated the dog, but we have also evolved fruit trees and microorganisms. We'll look at the evolutionary processes at work in the domestication of … 1 Mar 2024 15:30 - 17:00
Event Nathalie Picqué Frequency Comb Interferometry Seminar Abstract Optical frequency combs have revolutionized time and frequency metrology by providing rulers in frequency space that measure large optical frequency differences and/or straightforwardly link microwave and optical frequencies. Such combs enable … 1 Mar 2024 11:15 - 12:30
Event Stéphanie Lacour Introduction. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system Lecture Abstract A thorough understanding of the nervous system is essential for the development of neurotechnology. This involves the study of neurons, synapses and neural networks, as well as the biochemical and electrical processes that regulate communication … 1 Mar 2024 14:00 - 15:30
Event Pierre-Michel Menger Introduction : the challenges facing education as French society evolves Lecture 1 Mar 2024 10:00 - 12:00
Event Elizabeth Pellicano Shifting Priors: A Bayesian Theory of Perception and Learning in Autism Seminar Abstract More than 10 years ago, David Burr and I proposed the use of computational modelling to identify the mechanisms that underlie autistic sensation and perception. Specifically, we suggested that attenuated Bayesian priors could result in autistic … 1 Mar 2024 11:00 - 12:30
Event Lluis Quintana-Murci Genetic adaptation and natural selection Lecture Abstract Natural selection is based on three main principles : the principle of variation, the principle of differential reproductive success, and the principle of heredity. Although natural selection acts on phenotypes, it is mainly the genetics … 1 Mar 2024 14:00 - 15:30
Series European Heritage Days 2023 Exhibitions and European Heritage Days Special events On the occasion of the European Heritage Days on September 16 and 17 2023, the Collège de France opens its doors to you for an exceptional tour of two historic sites, enabling you to appreciate the rich history and diversity of its heritage. On the … 16 Sep 2023 → 17 Sep 2023
Event Stanislas Dehaene The role of education and visual experience in geometric intuition Lecture The Role of Education and Visual Experience in Geometric Intuition Abstract How do experience and education transform our geometric intuitions ? The lecture reviews several experiments carried out among children and adults from relatively isolated … 1 Mar 2024 09:30 - 11:00
Event Muriel Debié God as the first teaching : schools in the Syriac world of Late Antiquity Seminar Abstract Readings in Greek paideia continued into the Christian period, in languages other than Latin and Greek. A whole network of Syriac schools is attested in the Roman Empire, as well as in the Sassanid Empire in the regions of northern and southern … 29 Feb 2024 15:30 - 17:00
Event Philippe Descola Protecting indigenous knowledge Seminar Abstract Accusations of biopiracy made by indigenous peoples against pharmaceutical companies have brought to the fore the more general question of the commercial appropriation of indigenous knowledge, whether in specialized fields such as biological … 29 Feb 2024 14:30 - 16:00
Event Samantha Besson The human right to science (1) : purpose, owners and debtors Lecture 29 Feb 2024 10:00 - 11:30